Gugulethu: 'IGugulethu' Libuyisiwe

Apr 11

Ngowama2018, iZiko loLondolozo lweMbali laseKapa libhiyozele isikhumbuzo seminyaka engama60 yobudala baseGugulethu ngokukhumbula imbali yale lokishi ibaliswa ngamehlo wabahlali bayo. Sifunda ngembali yomzabalazo waseGugulethu, nangemibono yale mihla evela kwizifundiswa, koosomashishini, kumatshantliziyo, nakwisizukulwana esitsha sabayili abancinci.

"Xa abantu becinga ngeGugulethu, bacinga ngokubulawa kwesiXhenxe saseGugulethu ngurhulumente wengcinezelo kwiminyaka yoo80 okanye bacinga ngokubulawa kukaAmy Biehl. Imbali yaseGugulethu ingaphezulu kwezi ntlekele zimbini"

- uGeoff Mamputa, umhlali waseGugulethu kunye netshantliziyo.

Imbali emfutshane

IGugulethu, okanye "iGugs" njengoko yaziwa njalo, iyilokishi/ihlomela ledolophu malunga neekhilomitha ezili15 ngaphandle kweziko lesixeko saseKapa. Yaqala ukusekwa njengendawo yokuhlala abasebenzi bamaAfrika liBhunga lesiXeko saseKapa ngowe1958. Igama elithi "Gugulethu" sisifinyezo segama elithi "igugu lethu", elithetha "ukuzingca kwethu" ngesiXhosa. Yakhethwa ngurhulumente wocalucalulo owayibhala ngendlela engeyiyo ethi 'Guguletu'. Ngaphambi koku, yayibizwa ngokuba yiNyanga-West. Ngaphandle kwezindlu ezingekho mgangathweni kunye neemeko zokuphila eGugulethu, abantu babekhule baba ngaphezu kwama 27 000 abahlali ngowe1963.

Abahlali baseGugulethu baquka iintsapho zamaAfrika ezazisuswe ngenkani kwiindawo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zeSixeko saseKapa phantsi komthetho iGroup Areas Act. Iintsapho ezaziphinde zahlaliswa ngokutsha zazivela eWindemere (malunga neentsapho ezingama753), iWittebome, iBo-Kaap, iRetreat, iDistrict Six, neSimon's Town. Ukufika kwabo eGugulethu, indawo yokuhlala yahlulwahlulwa yangamacandelo ayilelwe ukuba abantu abasuswe kwakule mimandla minye badityaniswe. Njengokuba uLanga, ilokishi yakudala yaseKapa, isiya isixinana ngakumbi, abanye babahlali bayo bafudukela eGugulethu. Abaphambukeli abeza eKapa befuna umsebenzi nabo bahlala rhoqo kwiihostele zabasebenzi. Apha amadoda angamaAfrika anyanzelwa ukuba abelane ngamagumbi amanye namadoda amathathu, kungekho zindlu zilungiselelwe iintsapho zawo.

Ngaphandle kweemeko zokuphila ezinzima eGugulethu, umhlali uJeff Mamputha ubonakalisa ngothando ukwahlukahlukana kweenkcubeko abantu abafuduselwa eGugulethu abeze nazo. Oku kubandakanya umbhoxo ovela eKensington, iqakamba elivela eDistrict Six, kunye nomdaniso oyiballroom ovela eRetreat.

Ukuthiywa kwezitalato

Endaweni yokusebenzisa amagama ezitalato njengoko bekunjalo nakwezinye iidolophana zaseKapa, izitalato zoqobo eGugulethu zabhalwa kwigridi kusetyenziswa uNY okanye "uNative Yard" kunye nenombolo. Ngenxa yemeko ekhubekisayo yale ntsalela yocwangciso lwedolophu yocalucalulo, abantu abaninzi babhengeza utshintsho lwamagama kwezi zitalato. Abasemagunyeni baphendule ngokuthiya iindlela ezininzi ezibandakanya ukutshintsha iNY1 ukuba ibe yiSteve Biko Drive, kananjalo nokuthiya iindlela ngoAlbert Luthuli, uAmy Biehl, uRay Alexander, kunye nesiXhenxe saseGugulethu. Asinguye wonke umntu ovumelana ngemvelaphi yale nkqubo yokuthiywa kwamagama esitalato. Umhlali uJeff Mamputha ukholelwa ekubeni u"NY" wayeyindlela yokwahlula izitalato zaseGugulethu (eyayisakuba yiNyanga-West) kwindawo yokuhlala yaseNyanga (efinyeziweyo yayiNY) empuma.

Imiceli mngeni enxulumene nolwaphulo-mthetho

Ulwaphulo-mthetho luhleli luyinto yemihla ngemihla kubahlali baseGugulethu. Bajongene nobundlobongela, ulwaphulo-mthetho olulungelelanisiweyo, iiringi zokuphanga, kunye namanye amaqondo aphezulu olwaphulo-mthetho olunobundlobongela- kubandakanya ukudlwengula nokubulala - elizweni. Oku kusebenza njengesikhumbuzo esicace gca seziphumo ezishiyekileyo zokungalingani ngokwembali kunye nentlupheko kwizizukulwana ngezizinto eziyinyani kubemi boMzantsi Afrika abaninzi.

Ukubuyisa iGugulethu

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iGugulethu ibone uphuhliso olwahlukeneyo kubandakanya ukwanda koluntu kwezokhenketho, ukurhweba, indawo yokuthenga, kunye noluntu oluninzi oluphumeleleyo, ulutsha, kunye namalinge abasetyhini. Ngaphandle kobunzima bayo bangaphambili, ngowama2018 abahlali baseGugulethu kunye namashishini babhiyozela iminyaka engama60 ukusukela oko yasekwayo. Lo mbhiyozo wabizwa ngokuba ngokuba "Ukubuyisa ukuzingca kwethu". Ngothotho lweziganeko zasekuhlaleni ezifana neekonsathi zomculo, umboniso wefashoni, kunye neprojekthi yokuqokelela iimbali zobomi babahlali baseGugulethu, abantu baseGugs babhiyozela ukomelela kwabo, ubuchule babo kunye nempumelelo yabo.

Ikhaya labantu abaziwayo

Umbhali, uSindiwe Magona, wayehlala eNY74 emva kokuba usapho lwakhe lususwe eRetreat. Uye wafunda kwiYunivesithi yaseColumbia kwaye wasebenzela iZizwe eziManyeneyo.

IGugulethu ikwalikhaya leemvumi ezininzi eziphumeleleyo ezibandakanya iijazz saxophonists uWinston Monwabisi Mankunku Ngosi, nosapho lwakhe lwanyanzeliswa ukufuduselwa apho eRetreat, kunye noMcCoy Mrubata, kunye nomculo wejazz uDonald (Don) Tshomela, owayehlala eNY65.

Usapho lukaMzoli Ngcawuzele lwafuduselwa eGugulethu lusuka eBo-Kaap. Waseka iMzoli’s Place and Butchery eyathi ngowama2003 yaqala njengevenkile kanosilarha esebenzela kwigaraji. Indawo yokutyela yase Mzoli yaba yindawo enomtsalane omkhulu kubemi baseKapa nakubakhenkethi ngokubanzi de yavalwa ngenyanga kaMay ngo-2021.

Iziganeko eziphawulekayo

Ngowe1976, ezintathu kwizikolo eziphakamileyo zaseGugulethu - iID Mkize, iFezeka, kunye neCava -zaququzelela umngcelele ochasene nokuphunyezwa kwesiBhulu njengolwimi olusisinyanzelo lokufundisa. Baye baqhankqalaza bebumbene kunye nabafundi bezikolo eziphakamileyo eSoweto, kodwa nakwimfundo yabo. Ngomhla wesi3 kweyoKwindla ngowe1986, abafana abasixhenxe - uMandla 'Baba' Simon Mxinwa, uJabulani 'Jabu' Godfrey Miya, uThemba 'Tshepo' Molefi, uChristopher 'Rasta' Piet, uZola 'Mandela' Alfred Swelani, uZabonke 'Walk Tall' uJohn Konile, noZandisile 'Semi' Zenith Mjobo - babulawa ngamapolisa kwikona yeNY1 (Steve Biko Drive) naseNY111. IsiXhenxe saseGugulethu, njengoko babesaziwa njalo, badutyulwa entloko emva kokukhohliswa ngamapolisa ocalucalulo ababecinga ukuba bafakwa kwiphiko leANC, uMkonto weSizwe.

Isifundiswa waseMelika, uAmy Biehl, wabulawa kwimeko yobundlobongela baseGugulethu ngelaxesha wayetshintshela kwiYunivesithi yaseStanford kunye neYunivesithi yaseNtshona Koloni kwiZiko lezoMthetho loLuntu ngomhla wama25 kweyeThupha1993. Abafana abane bafunyaniswe benetyala lokubulala kwiKhomishini yoMzantsi Afrika yeNyaniso noXolelwaniso. Abazali bakaAmy bakhetha ukuzibandakanya kunye nokubaxolela. Baye banceda ukuseka isiseko sembeko yakhe. Ngoku ibizwa ngokuba yiAmy Foundation, esi siseko singenzi nzuzo "sibonelela ngeenkqubo ezithi zikhulise kwaye zixhobise ulutsha, eneminyaka emi5 ukuya kwengama35 ukusuka kuluntu olunomngeni nolusemngciphekweni.."

Amaqela ebhola ekhatywayo amantombazana kunye namakhwenkwe eLwazi Primary School aboniswa kumdlalo bhanyabhanya ophumelele iOscar "iInvictus". Elawulwa nguClint Eastwood kunye noMatt Damon (njengoFrancois Pienaar) kunye noMorgan Freedman (njengoNelson Mandela), amaqela eLwazi akhethwe kuba omabini ayephumelele phantse yonke indebe eNtshona Koloni kwiiligi zabo. Abadlali, kunye nomqeqeshi wabo nokwangutitshala wezibalo, uXolile Madikane, luzingca uluntu lwaseGugulethu ngabo. Eminye yemiboniso bhanyabhanya yenzelwa kumabala esikolo.

Imithombo

Amanqaku ephephandaba

Dano, Zodidi (2018) “IGugulethu igqiba iminyaka engama60”. iCape Argus. 18 EyoMnga.
Ayaziwa (2010) "Abantwana beSixeko banezinto ezifanelekileyo" iWeekend Argus. NgeCawa ngomhla wama28 EyoKwindla 2010.

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